Should DU allow rightwing propaganda to be promoted here?

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89. Markos never banned 3rd way Democrats from Dkos.

Markos (rightfully) banned any money raised by official DailyKos fund raising to go to any candidate that actively participates in the Third Way Democrats.

The explicit purposes for the existence of DailyKos is to elect more and better Democrats.

This is why DailyKos will do things like support the primary challenger for Democrats like Joe Lieberman, whose state was very much to the left of Lieberman on most issues and would never send a Republican to the Senate (e.g. Better Democrats)

DailyKos has also raised funds for Democrats who may espouse some very 3rd Way ideas (but never served on any board of 3rd Way) when that Democrat is running in a very red district or state. (e.g. More Democrats)

MArkos is usually very pragmatic and will always go with the most liberal Democrat that has a shot and will go for what could be termed a " Blue Dog" Democrat when the only other option is to let the Republicans take the seat.

The first priority in legislative bodies is the numbers. If you do not control the voting majority in a body of a legislature, you cannot set the agenda. From there, you must push that body constantly to the left.

For me, a Democratic controlled Congress (both bodies) is of vital importance because once you gain that, you can begin pushing the party further to the left to get the agenda you want. But having Democrats that support your agenda in the Congress is not enough if the Democratic Party is not in control of the Congress.

For my part, I am a liberal realist. The Democratic Party will never be as far to the left as I would prefer, so I realistically take what I can get and do my bit to push them further to the left whenever opportunity presents itself. Marriage equality is a perfect example of how this functions. It took a decade, but we've almost closed the gap and it has put the Republican Party on its heals because their base of support will not tolerate a change of the old position on marriage equality.

These sorts of movements take decades, but the more we do this together, and the more we are willing to tolerate those amongst us who may not 100% support our positions on every issue, the more likely it is that we will be able to set the agenda and get some truly progressive policies enacted.